G2r rear shock issue?
 

Anyone else has issues with the g2r and the rear-shocks? The springs on the rear shocks where rubbing against the upper plate like crazy.

Situation;
-Using the P2 rockers
-CF g2r conversion.

Followed the instructions carefully. this wasn't enough. needed to dremel off a bit of the rear bulk to make it a better fit (still not perfect) I needed 3.9mm of spacers underneath the shockmounting thingy to clear the shocks.

the front is a perfect fit, but the rear is not.

I got it working now, but it took more time and effort than needed IMO.


The white line in the attachment shows the problem area.

The aluminum shockholder has the same hight as the stocker, which also failed to work correct. I took notice of the instructions, where it says 'you might need to force the plate a bit to align the holes' I understand this is for the kickup of the rear assembly, but this results in the cf plate being even closer to the shocks.

Loose the spacer between the rear two upper plates, and bend the lower skid plate a bit more. This way, you'll also get a "closer to stock" geometry. (Kick-up on the rear is less on the G2R than on a stock revo). And the shock rubbing issue is solved too.

Works with the alu, I don't know about the CF version. It will be a bit of a wresting, that's for sure. (that's one of the not-so-nice aspects of a G2R: the parrallel design of the EMaxx was just band-aided on to revo bulkheads.)

I've been having the same problem, but I only bash so it doesn't bother me too much. (Unless I think about it:() What if we add spacers to the rear mounts of the shocks? Or maybe grind down the aluminum brace a little?

I hadn't noticed that but will look

I have noticed that as well. I put spacers, but then there apparently wasnt enough threads into the bulkheads (use a longer screw if you keep your spacer) as one of my screws ripped out. I am going to tweak with the rocker mounts to try to get it to clear without raising the shock mount at all, or at least just very little. I had mine raised about 3mm.

Here is the deal;

I raised the shockmount, and used longer screws to do it.

Daf; With aluminum i can imagine the problem is easier to overcome. it's more 'flexible'

I hoped i had some kind of a wrong batch, but unfortunately.. it seems i am not the only one with these issues. I forwarded this thread to George (the man behind g-maxx) and i am hoping for a solution from his side.

Loosing the top plate isn't the solution with the cf;

the top plate is kind off resting on the bulks, and cf doesn't give.

the rear kickup is made with this stress you need to put it in place.

If the rear skid had a slightly larger angle (for the kickup), and the length of the upper plate that is mounted to the chassis need to be larger, it would have been better. But this would need a longer skid, because of the screws. (the place where the angle needs to be, is in the very same place as the screws for the rear bulks/ and the screws to attach it to the x-braces.

There is only 1 problem to overcome then; there is an angle in the cf upper plates. It just needs aluminum with an angle to be a perfect setup. Or the kickup needs to be dropped in the design (not an option imo)

Crazy;

did you checked if yours is binding ?

mine has been rubbing the powder coating off the shocks(rear) from day one! i talked to mike and he suggested taking the aluminum spacer out, that helped a little but it still rubs.

Yea. Mine rub also. But it doesnt apear to be as bad as yours. On mine the springs just barely contact the aluminum plate. I havent worried about it as it is so slight that it doesnt seem to have an effect on the how the suspension performs. Mine is the Aulminum chassis so I havent worried about it. I figured the worst that would happen is I would need to replace the springs eventually.

I didn't even notice it at first. I only noticed it when I was throwing the suspension through it full range of motion by hand on the bench. and i actually heard the slight *ting* sound as the spring skipped over the edge of the plate. I could hear it, but couldnt feel any effect of it in the suspension motion so I didn't worry about it. When its in its resting state the edge of the plate is actually between coils of the spring.

If you find out a solution from George, please let us know.

I guess yours don't rub as bad, because of the aluminum instead of cf.

I will get this link to George.